GRE Word List
PENDULOUS
poised without visible support
The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |